Boswell Named to Farm Bill Conference Committee

Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, was appointed Wednesday to serve on the conference committee that will negotiate the new farm bill.

The move by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to name conferees is a big step forward for the farm bill. According to rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, a conference report must be produced within 20 days of the appointment of a conference committee or the bill will become subject to procedural complications. The current farm bill expires on April 18.

The farm bill conference committee was scheduled to hold its first meeting today.

Iowa will be well represented on the conference committee. In addition to Boswell, Iowa will also be represented by Sen. Chuck Grassley, a Republican, and Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat who will chair the committee.

Below is a complete list of farm bill conferees:

Farm Bill conferees from the Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa
Senate Agriculture Committee ranking member Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D.
Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt.
Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa
Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss.
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan.

Farm Bill conferees from the House of Representatives:
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn.
Rep. Tim Holden, D-Penn.
Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C.
Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-N.C.
Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa
Rep. Joe Baca, D-Calif.
Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif.
Rep. David Scott, D-Ga.
Rep. George Miller, D-Calif. (Education and Labor)
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y. (Education and Labor)
Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich. (Energy and Commerce)
Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J. (Energy and Commerce)
Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Penn. (Financial Services)
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. (Financial Services)
Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif. (Foreign Affairs)
Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif. (Foreign Affairs)
Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich. (Judiciary)
Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va. (Judiciary)
Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.V. (Natural Resources)
Delegate Madeline Bordallo, D-Guam (Natural Resources)
Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif. (Oversight and Government Reform)
Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y. (Oversight and Government Reform)
Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn. (Science and Technology)
Rep. Nick Lampson, D-Texas (Science and Technology)
Rep. Nydia Velasquez, D-N.Y. (Small Business)
Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C. (Small Business)
Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn. (Transportation and Infrastructure)
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C. (Transportation and Infrastructure)
Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.(Ways and Means)
Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D. (Ways and Means)
Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Bob Goodlatte of Virginia
Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla.
Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.
Rep. Robin Hayes, R-N.C.
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo.
Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas
Rep. Todd Platts, R-Penn. (Education and Labor)
Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas (Energy and Commerce)
Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala. (Financial Services)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla. (Foreign Affairs)
Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas (Judiciary)
Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers, R-Wash. (Natural Resources)
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio (Oversight and Government Reform)
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas (Science and Technology)
Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio (Small Business)
Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. (Transportation and Infrastructure)
Rep. Jim McCrery, R-La. (Ways and Means)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.
Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla.